It's American! ! ! McDonald's is the largest fast food chain in the world. It is a chain fast food restaurant mainly selling hamburgers, which was founded by McDonald's Brothers and ray kroc in the United States in 1950s. Around the world, McDonald's restaurants are spread all over six continents 100 countries. McDonald's has become the most valuable brand in the global catering industry. In many countries, McDonald's represents an American lifestyle. Toys, such as dolls in Disney movies, are gifts for McDonald's Happy Paradise meals. Attractive to minors. Because the fast food culture it represents is accused of having an impact on public health, such as obesity caused by high calories and lack of adequate balanced nutrition, many people attack it as "junk food". Many people in France, who are proud of their food culture, don't like McDonald's and classify McDonald's as a representative of the invasion of American lifestyle. Company Profile: The most famous McDonald's brand of McDonald's Company owns more than 365,438+0,000 fast food restaurants, which are distributed in 65,438+0,265,438+0 countries and regions around the world. In addition, McDonald's now controls some other catering brands, such as Aroma Cafe, Boston Market, Chipotle Mexican Tacos, Donatos Pizza and Pret a Manger. In 200 1 year, McDonald's company's total revenue reached148.7 billion US dollars, and its net profit was 164 billion US dollars. Most McDonald's fast food restaurants provide English translation of counters and drive-ins, which means you can get to the restaurant without getting off the bus. Customers can drive to the door to order food, then bypass the restaurant and pick up the meal at the exit. ) Two service modes, indoor dining and sometimes outdoor seating. Drive-in restaurants usually have several independent stations: parking, checkout and pick-up points. Generally, the latter two stations will be merged. (It is reported that because the minimum wage of employees in North Dakota is obviously lower than that in Oregon and Washington, McDonald's plans to try to set up a telephone service center in Fargo, North Dakota in early 2005 to accept and handle drive-through telephone orders from Oregon and Washington to alleviate this phenomenon. ) In some areas, there will be McDrive on both sides of the main road in expressway, which is a road without counters and seats, and is used to entertain drivers at night. This avenue often appears in downtown areas with high population density as a simplified way to drive-in restaurants. Some special theme restaurants still exist, such as the theme restaurant of Locke McDonald's in the 1950s, and some carefully selected McDonald's restaurants located in large indoor or outdoor playgrounds in suburbs and some cities. They are called McDonald's playground. This type of restaurant first appeared in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, but it appeared later in the world: for example, most parts of Canada did not appear until the mid-1990s. McDonald's Company donates part of its turnover to charity every year. When the founder ray kroc died, he set up the Uncle McDonald's Charity Fund with all his property. Because McDonald's regularly sells carbonated drinks provided by Coca-Cola Company, McDonald's has actually formed a strategic alliance with Coca-Cola.